The emergence of file virtualization products is the result of poor NAS management. NAS boxes lacked central management, and it was difficult to access files on all of the storage connected to NAS.
File virtualization eliminates NAS sprawl headaches A survey shows that user interest in file virtualization is about to crest because organizations are no longer waiting to encounter the problem of file sprawl to deploy it.
Product Roundup: File virtualization Some file virtualization products allow storage administrators to manage multiple existing heterogeneous NAS devices from one console. Others provide a virtual file system known as a global namespace.
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